Best Banana Cake with Homemade Frosting

Minda
Minda @MindasKitchen6370
San Pablo, CA

https://www.mindas-kitchen.com/

I included instructions on making your own frosting on this recipe, however for my cake this time around I will leave it unfrosted. My kids request ;)

Best Banana Cake with Homemade Frosting

https://www.mindas-kitchen.com/

I included instructions on making your own frosting on this recipe, however for my cake this time around I will leave it unfrosted. My kids request ;)

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Ingredients

1 hr 35 min
15 serving
  1. 1 1/2 cupsmilk
  2. 2 1/2 tablespoonlemon juice divided
  3. 1 1/2 cupmashed bananas
  4. 2/3 cupsoftened butter
  5. 1/2 cupbrown sugar
  6. 1 cupwhite sugar
  7. 3large eggs
  8. 1 teaspoonvanilla
  9. 3 cupsflour
  10. 1 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
  11. 1/4 teaspoonsea salt
  12. Frosting:
  13. 8 ouncescream cheese
  14. 1/3 cupbutter softened
  15. 1 teaspoonlemon juice
  16. 1/2 teaspoonlemon zest
  17. 3 1/2 cuppowdered sugar

Cooking Instructions

1 hr 35 min
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.

  2. 2

    Place 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice in a measuring cup. Top to 1 ½ cups with milk. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Mix together mashed banana with 1 tablespoon lemon juice, set aside.

  4. 4

    Beat together butter, brown and white sugar until combined. Add in eggs one at a time and vanilla. Mix on high until light and fluffy (almost the texture of frosting).

  5. 5

    Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to egg mixture stirring just until combined. (Do not overmix). Fold in bananas. Pour into prepared pan.

  6. 6

    Put into the oven and reduce heat to 300°F. Bake 60 – 70 minutes (see note below) or just until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not over bake).

  7. 7

    Remove from oven and place in the freezer for 45 minutes to make the cake extra moist. Cool completely before frosting.

  8. 8

    Frosting:
    Cream together butter & cream cheese until fluffy. Add in lemon zest and juice. Add powdered sugar a little at a time until you reach desired consistency. Spread over cooled cake.

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